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Wendy Bergan, director of development at the Sioux Falls YMCA, takes part in an ice bucket challenge to bring awareness to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, outside the Sioux Falls YMCA in downtown Sioux Falls, S.D. When someone is challenged they have 24-hours to accept the challenge and dump icy water over themselves with the option to donate $10 to the ALS Association, or they can skip the challenge and donate $100, explained Katie Ashmore, marketing and development at the Sioux Falls YMCA. "It's just another great way to bring awareness," Ashmore, who was challenged and enlisted some of her coworkers to take part, said about the challenge. The Sioux Falls YMCA challenged the Argus Leader and the YMCA of Rapid City to do the challenge. According to the ALS Association, they have received $31.5 million in donations this year between July 29 and August 20 compared to $1.9 million in the same time period last year.

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Wendy Bergan, director of development at the Sioux Falls YMCA, takes part in an ice bucket challenge to bring awareness to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, outside the Sioux Falls YMCA in downtown Sioux Falls, S.D. When someone is challenged they have 24-hours to accept the challenge and dump icy water over themselves with the option to donate $10 to the ALS Association, or they can skip the challenge and donate $100, explained Katie Ashmore, marketing and development at the Sioux Falls YMCA. "It's just another great way to bring awareness," Ashmore, who was challenged and enlisted some of her coworkers to take part, said about the challenge. The Sioux Falls YMCA challenged the Argus Leader and the YMCA of Rapid City to do the challenge. According to the ALS Association, they have received $31.5 million in donations this year between July 29 and August 20 compared to $1.9 million in the same time period last year. Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader

Katie Ashmore, marketing and development of the Sioux Falls YMCA, gets a bucket of icy water dumped on her head by Adam Reppe, director of program services at the Sioux Falls YMCA, as part of an ice bucket challenge to bring awareness to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, outside the Sioux Falls YMCA in downtown Sioux Falls, S.D. When someone is challenged they have 24-hours to accept the challenge and dump icy water over themselves with the option to donate $10 to the ALS Association, or they can skip the challenge and donate $100, explained Katie Ashmore, marketing and development at the Sioux Falls YMCA. "It's just another great way to bring awareness," Ashmore, who was challenged and enlisted some of her coworkers to take part, said about the challenge. The Sioux Falls YMCA challenged the Argus Leader and the YMCA of Rapid City to do the challenge. According to the ALS Association, they have received $31.5 million in donations this year between July 29 and August 20 compared to $1.9 million in the same time period last year. Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader

Sioux Falls YMCA employees fill buckets with water before taking part in an ice bucket challenge to bring awareness to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, outside the Sioux Falls YMCA in downtown Sioux Falls, S.D. When someone is challenged they have 24-hours to accept the challenge and dump icy water over themselves with the option to donate $10 to the ALS Association, or they can skip the challenge and donate $100, explained Katie Ashmore, marketing and development at the Sioux Falls YMCA. "It's just another great way to bring awareness," Ashmore, who was challenged and enlisted some of her coworkers to take part, said about the challenge. The Sioux Falls YMCA challenged the Argus Leader and the YMCA of Rapid City to do the challenge. According to the ALS Association, they have received $31.5 million in donations this year between July 29 and August 20 compared to $1.9 million in the same time period last year. Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader

Trish Claver, center left, director of member services at the Sioux Falls YMCA, and Katie Ashmore, marketing and development for the Sioux Falls YMCA, record a video before taking part in an ice bucket challenge to bring awareness to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, outside the Sioux Falls YMCA in downtown Sioux Falls, S.D. When someone is challenged they have 24-hours to accept the challenge and dump icy water over themselves with the option to donate $10 to the ALS Association, or they can skip the challenge and donate $100, explained Katie Ashmore, marketing and development at the Sioux Falls YMCA. "It's just another great way to bring awareness," Ashmore, who was challenged and enlisted some of her coworkers to take part, said about the challenge. The Sioux Falls YMCA challenged the Argus Leader and the YMCA of Rapid City to do the challenge. According to the ALS Association, they have received $31.5 million in donations this year between July 29 and August 20 compared to $1.9 million in the same time period last year. Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader

From left, Sarah Wittrock, program support specialist at the Sioux Falls YMCA, Jess Jervik, program director at the Sioux Falls YMCA, and Abby Hanson, program support at the Sioux Falls YMCA, take part in an ice bucket challenge to bring awareness to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, outside the Sioux Falls YMCA in downtown Sioux Falls, S.D. When someone is challenged they have 24-hours to accept the challenge and dump icy water over themselves with the option to donate $10 to the ALS Association, or they can skip the challenge and donate $100, explained Katie Ashmore, marketing and development at the Sioux Falls YMCA. "It's just another great way to bring awareness," Ashmore, who was challenged and enlisted some of her coworkers to take part, said about the challenge. The Sioux Falls YMCA challenged the Argus Leader and the YMCA of Rapid City to do the challenge. According to the ALS Association, they have received $31.5 million in donations this year between July 29 and August 20 compared to $1.9 million in the same time period last year. Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader

Amy Prins, healthy lifestyle director at the Sioux Falls YMCA, takes part in an ice bucket challenge to bring awareness to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, outside the Sioux Falls YMCA in downtown Sioux Falls, S.D. When someone is challenged they have 24-hours to accept the challenge and dump icy water over themselves with the option to donate $10 to the ALS Association, or they can skip the challenge and donate $100, explained Katie Ashmore, marketing and development at the Sioux Falls YMCA. "It's just another great way to bring awareness," Ashmore, who was challenged and enlisted some of her coworkers to take part, said about the challenge. The Sioux Falls YMCA challenged the Argus Leader and the YMCA of Rapid City to do the challenge. According to the ALS Association, they have received $31.5 million in donations this year between July 29 and August 20 compared to $1.9 million in the same time period last year. Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader